Saturday, August 20, 2022 Demolished market used to illustrate the story The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to sustain the demolition of illegal structures, markets and shanties built on the encroached rail corridor in Gwarinpa. Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, stated this after a

Saturday, August 20, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari and Mahamat ibn Idriss Déby Itno President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said it was in Nigeria’s best interest to be interested in the affairs of its northern neighbour, Chad Republic. The president made the assertion when he received a special envoys of the country’s transitional leader Mahamat Debt

Friday, August 19, 2022 Heavy Rainfall The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NAN) has predicted rains and thunderstorms from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Yobe, Borno, Taraba and Adamawa States during the morning hours of Friday. According to it, there

Friday, August 19, 2022 Aisha Buhari [Photo Credit: Nigerian news direct] Wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, lamented that “one out of every four drug users, one is a woman”, charging traditional and religious bodies to step up advocacy against the menace. According to her, “the 2021 joint survey of the National Bureau

Friday, August 19, 2022 Federal magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart has considered the request to unseal the affidavit used to justify the FBI’s search of Former United States Mar-a-Lago last week. On Thursday, Mr Reinhart ordered that the government send him under seal proposed redactions to the warrant affidavit by next Thursday at noon.  In his

Friday, August 19, 2022 Bandits and Troops A notorious bandit camp where Improvised Explosive Devices are manufactured have been raided by troops of the Nigerian military. Found during the raid on the hideout located in the Rafin Dawa area of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were 27 bags of fertiliser and batteries. This

Friday, August 19, 2022 Naira and Dollars The naira remained constant on Thursday exchanging at N429.38 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window of the CBN. It remained unchanged as at its value on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N427 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N444 to

Parliament has approved a $70 million (Shs266 billion) loan for the construction of a state of the art facility to house the Uganda Heart institute. A loan request brought by government to borrow $70 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Saudi Fund for Development and the Opec Fund for International Development

Government ready for environmental restoration- Museveni The government will soon share strategies for the restoration of the environment and natural resources following a spell of global climate challenges. The announcement was made Wednesday by President Museveni during the closing ceremony of the National Scouts Camp that started on August 12th at the scouts' home in

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, Jennifer Bamuturaki has said she is qualified and experienced to run the airline. Bamuturaki was appearing before the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities (COSASE) chaired by Nakawa West Member of Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi on Wednesday, 17 August 2022. She was accompanied by other officials from the airline

Kampala, Uganda — The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, Jenifer Bamuturaki has said she is qualified and experienced to run the airline. Bamuturaki was appearing before the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities (COSASE) chaired by Nakawa West Member of Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi on Wednesday, 17 August 2022. She was accompanied by other officials

Carlos Alòs, the head coach of the national football team, Amavubi has named a provisional squad to start preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers. The squad was released on Wednesday night via the official Twitter page of Rwanda Football Federation - Ferwafa. Rwanda face Ethiopia in the first-leg on August 26 in Dar